Averett University Athletics issued the following announcement on June 9
Averett University men's golf freshman Casper Andersen was voted as the 2021 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division State Rookie of the Year as the organization announced its all-state honors on Wednesday. Andersen also earned a spot on the VaSID All-State Second Team.
A native of Liers, Norway, Andersen led Averett with a scoring average of 75.2 over 15 rounds in six events this spring. He totaled four top-25 finishes and two top-five finishes. His best score was a 3-under-par 69 at the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Invitational, where he turned in a season-best 4-under 140 for a fifth-place finish. Andersen's top finish was third at the Hampden-Sydney Invitational.
Andersen is the second consecutive VaSID Rookie of the Year selection for the Cougars, who spent most of the spring in two top-25 polls.
2021 VaSID All-State Men's Golf College Team:
Player of the Year: Robb Kinder, Christopher Newport
Rookie of the Year: Casper Andersen, Averett
Coach of the Year: Jamie Coleman, Christopher Newport
First Team
John Hatcher Ferguson, Hampden-Sydney
Robb Kinder, Christopher Newport
Hunter Martin, Hampden-Sydney
Alex Price, Christopher Newport
Pierce Robinson, Washington and Lee
Second Team
Casper Andersen, Averett
Sebastien Bonte, Mary Washington
Nathan Presslar, Southern Virginia
Meade Slonaker, Hampden-Sydney
Ronald Uszenski, Bridgewater
Original source can be found here.
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